Coffee with deputies set in Dayton, Sheridan
The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office invite residents to join them for conversation and community connection as part of National Coffee with a Cop Day on Wednesday, Oct. 1. YCSO deputies will be ...
Sheridan Community Grants close Oct. 14
The Sheridan City Council Community Development Grant applications close Oct. 14. The grant supports nonprofit and for-profit entities and organizations that serve the Sheridan community. Grants will ...
Willamina work session canceled
The Willamina City Council work session scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 30, has been cancelled. The council will next meet at the regular city council meeting at 6 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the West Valley Fire ...
Willamina lift stations need $7M in repairs
City of Willamina officials will speak with prospective funders about sewer lift replacements on Friday, Sept. 26, at city hall. This will be an internal meeting and not open to the public. The meeting ...
Free community dinner offered in Sheridan
Sheridan United Methodist Church is hosting a free community dinner 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept 26. The menu features breakfast for dinner, with biscuits and gravy, sausage, egg bake and fruit. All are welcome. ...
Willamina city website back up
The Willamina city website was down from Sept. 18 to Sept. 23, but the IT team has fixed the issue. In the event city communication is down, City Manager Bridget Meleney told the News-Register, “Citizens ...
Sheridan manager dismisses rumors that city water tainted
At the Monday, Sept. 15 city council meeting, City Manager Preston Polasek dispelled any rumor that the city of Sheridan is included in the civil case or liable for actions related to Stella-Jones Corporation, ...
Local firefighter injured battling Emigrant Fire
West Valley resident Chris Stash was struck by a tree on Sept. 8, during operations to suppress the Emigrant Fire in the Willamette National Forest, requiring immediate extraction by helicopter. Stash ...
Dam stabilization to start at Huddleston Pond
Willamina will close Hampton Park on Thursday, Sept. 18, until the end of the month as construction to stabilize the dam at Huddleston Pond begins. City Manager Bridget Meleney told the News-Register ...
Idea turns into reality: Willamina celebrates new pump track, park upgrades
Ready, set, ride. Users of all ages tried out the new pump track at Willamina’s Oaken Hills Memorial Park Saturday, Sept. 13, during its grand opening. Community members rolled on bikes and skateboards ...
DEQ issues $1 million civil penalty against Sheridan wood treater
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Monday, Sept. 8, issued a $1 million civil penalty against the Sheridan wood treatment facility owned by Stella-Jones Corporation, a multinational Canadian ...
Willamina council to hear update on erosion at Huddleston Pond
The engineering firm Keller Associates will provide an update on the erosion at Huddleston Pond during the Tuesday, Sept. 9, Willamina City Council meeting, which starts at 6 p.m. Willamina has remained ...
Polasek settles in at Sheridan City Hall
Sitting in his office chair at Sheridan City Hall — once a trail station — City Manager Preston Polasek leaned back and looked up at the vaulted ceiling decorated with pink Damask above and ...
Sheridan wood treater kept polluting Yamhill River; but regulators didn’t stop it
After decades trapping crayfish in northwest Oregon, Mike Hailey could tell when something was wrong.
Polasek named Sheridan City Manager
Preston Polasek was appointed to stay as Sheridan City Manager through June 30, 2028, by the Sheridan City Council on Monday, Aug. 25 Polasek has been the interim city manager for the city since April ...
